A mixed-methods analysis of risk-reduction strategies adopted by syringe services program participants and non-syringe services program participants in New York City [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background Since the emergence of fentanyl in the drug market, syringe services programs (SSPs) have been at the forefront of providing life-saving tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips to people who use drugs (PWUD).
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Harm reduction self-efficacy and motivations for contactless supply access among a sample of syringe services program participants [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Contactless harm reduction supply methods (e.g., vending machines, mail order, mobile delivery) have become prevalent in the United States.
Rachel A. Hoopsick +2 more
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Is your syringe services program cost-saving to society? A methodological case study [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background While there is a general acceptance among public health officials and policy-makers that syringe services programs can be effective in reducing HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs, local syringe services programs are often asked to
Don C. Des Jarlais +4 more
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Application of machine learning algorithms for localized syringe services program policy implementation – Florida, 2017 [PDF]
Annals of Medicine, 2022 Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at an amplified vulnerability for experiencing a multitude of harms related to their substance use, including viral (e.g. HIV, Hepatitis C) and bacterial infections (e.g. endocarditis).
Tyler S. Bartholomew +3 more
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COVID-19 vaccine implementation at a syringe services program: experiences of frontline staff [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground While people with substance use disorders, including people who inject drugs (PWID), experience increased risk for COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes, COVID-19 vaccination rates among PWID are consistently lower than those observed in the
Marina Plesons +8 more
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Anonymous Opt-Out HIV and hepatitis C screening at a syringe services program in Florida [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalThis paper outlines the implementation of opt-out HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) screening at a syringe services program (SSP) in Florida, highlighting its effectiveness in reducing the transmission of these infectious diseases.
Heather Henderson +4 more
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Law enforcement and syringe services program implementation in rural counties in Kentucky: a qualitative exploration [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background Existing research in urban areas has documented a multitude of ways in which law enforcement may affect risks for bloodborne infectious disease acquisition among people who inject drugs (PWID), such as via syringe confiscation and engaging in ...
Sean T. Allen +6 more
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Implementation and first-year operating costs of an academic medical center-based syringe services program [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background Syringe services programs (SSPs) remain highly effective, cost-saving interventions for the prevention of blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs.
Tyler S. Bartholomew +4 more
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“It's my frenemy”: A qualitative exploration of knowledge and perceptions of fentanyl use during the COVID-19 pandemic in people who use drugs at a syringe services program in Philadelphia, PA [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundExacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, overdose deaths have surged in the United States, making it important to understand how individuals who use drugs experience and perceive the risks of ...
Sarah Bauerle Bass +8 more
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Syringe services program staff and participant perspectives on changing drug consumption behaviors in response to xylazine adulteration [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Xylazine is an increasingly common adulterant in the North American unregulated drug supply that is associated with adverse health outcomes (e.g., skin infections, overdose). However, there are significant knowledge gaps regarding how xylazine
William H. Eger +9 more
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